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Welcome to our updated web pages. These pages will be subject to regular updates and editions until all of Jack Giles and Laurent Giles Naval Architects designs which have been created in the ninety years since the company was founded have been included and displayed. This may take some time as there are more than 1200 different designs to enter into the Yacht Register and many hundreds of individual production yachts all of which we would like to include by name and class/sail number.

We hope that you will find something of interest but if you are looking for details of a particular boat and do not find them then please do use the contact page and we will endeavor to help. Or if you have any information on a particular yacht or yachts we will be pleased to learn more.

Drawings and documents purchased will be posted by surface mail or airmail to the mail delivery address notified by you. Delivery is usually within three or four working days depending on the country. In some cases this may be up to 21 working days, and although we will endeavour to reasonably assist you with any problems you might experience we shall not be liable to you for any loss or delay in the delivery. Prices quoted are inclusive of airmail postage unless stated.

About Laurent Giles

The design practice developed 'between the First and Second World Wars' and 'post war' years into a thriving racing and cruisung yacht design house, specialising in sound design and engineering solutions to challenging client briefs.

At a time when the business of racing and cruising yacht design was developing... and throughout this important period the Laurent Giles design practice is recognised as being among the leaders, if not the leader in the development and use of new yacht design and construction technologies. Between 1939 and 45 he was first in charge of the Small Boats (up to 100ft) Design Section of the Department of Naval Construction, and later he served in Washington D.C. on aircraft construction.